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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 219 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Philadelphia City Sd #144 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,892 per pupil, Philadelphia City Sd ranks #274 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
118,335
Total Enrollment
219
Schools
$17,892
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Philadelphia City Sd operates 219 public schools serving 118,335 students, placing it among the largest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 85 elementary, 76 combined, 49 high, 9 middle schools, giving families in a major system a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a large portfolio before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Philadelphia County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,892 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 37.0% local, 39.7% state, and 23.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 66/100, ranked #144 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 33 of 219 schools offering Advanced Placement (235 AP courses district-wide), a 322.2:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 44.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.8% African American, 24.9% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Holme Thomas Sch, with a diversity index of 76.7/100.
Its largest campus is Northeast Hs, enrolling 3,463 students (3% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Philadelphia Learning Academy - North, at 73 students, a 47x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Philadelphia City Sd school enrollment varies 47× across entities
Philadelphia City Sd school enrollment ranges from 73 students (lowest) to 3,463 students (highest), a spread of 3,390 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Philadelphia City Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 99.9% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Philadelphia City Sd student-counselor ratio is 322:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Philadelphia City Sd is typically wider than the Philadelphia City Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Philadelphia City Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 44.7% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Philadelphia City Sd has 219 schools, including 49 high, 85 elementary, 76 combined, 9 middle. Total enrollment is 118,335 students.
How much does Philadelphia City Sd spend per student?
Philadelphia City Sd spends $17,892 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #144 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Philadelphia City Sd?
Philadelphia City Sd students are 52.8% African American, 24.9% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% White, 6.4% Asian, averaged across 219 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Philadelphia City Sd?
Philadelphia City Sd has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #144 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.